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More Exciting News from the Urban
Collaborative!
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"Accelerating America" Takes Grand Prize for
Documentaries
at RIIFF
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"Accelerating America"
Awarded Grand Prize for
Documentaries
at the
Rhode Island International
Film Festival
Providence, RI August 12,
2008 -
The Rhode Island screening
of "Accelerating
America," Timothy
Hotchner's documentary
about the Urban
Collaborative Accelerated
Program (UCAP)
by filmmaker Tim Hotchner,
was nearly sold-out
last Thursday, August 7th
when it was shown at the
Columbus Theater in
Providence. The film, which
was part of the Rhode Island
International Film Festival
(RIIFF), took Grand Prize
for Documentaries. It was
one of seventy-four feature
documentaries shown.
Pictured above are the three
students featured in the
film with Hotchner and the
school's director: (l-r) Rob
DeBlois (seated) Jason,
America, Tim Hotchner,
Yazmine.
The film had previously been
awarded Special Jury Prize
for Documentaries at the
Seattle International Film
Festival in June, and, as in
in Seattle, the Rhode Island
audience's reaction was
heart-felt and
heartwarming.
Hotchner, UCAP director Rob
DeBlois, and the three
students featured - Yazmine,
Jason and America, took part
in a Q & A after the
screening. America, Yazmine
and Jason were greeted with
sustained applause. The
questions asked reflected
the audience's appreciation
for the growing problem of
youngsters dropping out of
school, and the successful
solution that is being
offered by the Urban
Collaborative.
Here's what Providence
Journal columnist Bob Kerr
had to say...
"This movie should be seen
by a bunch of people. If
you have any concern for the
high dropout rate in urban
schools, if you wonder even
for a second just where
those dropouts might end up,
or if you just want a close,
honest look at the way too
many kids are living, then
you will want to see
Accelerating America."
Click here for the full text
of Bob's column
PLEASE NOTE: Hotchner is
seeking a national
distributor for the film and
until that has been
resolved, the film will not
be available to the general
public for purchase as a
DVD. However, UCAP will be
arranging several private
screenings in the Boston
area and NYC. We will send
out e-notices with details
when those are scheduled.
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About the Urban Collaborative
Founded in 1989,
UCAP
is the only public school in
America dedicated to
reducing the dropout rates
in Providence, Central Falls
and Cranston.The Urban
Collaborative Accelerated
Program UCAP is located in
Providence, Rhode Island.
About Filmmaker Tim Hotchner
A graduate of Brown
University, Timothy Hotchner,
is an award-winning NY based
filmmaker. Hotchner got his
start writing screenplays
and studying acting while
directing and producing
videos and short
documentaries. Over a decade
later, he's produced,
directed, and filmed more
than 100 productions ranging
from commercials to feature
films.
Accelerating America
is his first feature
documentary.
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Urban Collaborative
Rob DeBlois, Director
401-272-0881
urbancollaborative@yahoo.com
www.ucap.org
75 Carpenter Street
Providence, RI 02903
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